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What if I owe taxes because my spouse didn’t include income or claimed deductions that I am not entitled to on my joint tax return
Besides income taxes, what other tax liabilities does online account show
How does a taxpayer determine if a vehicle is used in a "business use"?
I am a landlord and I have a tenant who qualifies for Emergency Rental Assistance. A Distributing Entity sent me a rental payment on my tenant’s behalf under an Emergency Rental Assistance program. Is this payment includible in my gross income
What factors are used to determine if a transaction is a "lease" for tax purposes
If I have an NOL arising in a taxable year beginning in 2018, 2019, or 2020, and also have one or more section 965 years in the carryback period, how do I elect to exclude only the section 965 years from the carryback period
What is my modified adjusted gross income (AGI)
I own a 1/2 interest in a farm (or building or business) with my brother (sister, friend, other). What is included
How does the basic exclusion amount apply in 2026 if I make large gifts before 2026
Does Rev. Proc. 2002-69, 2002-2 C.B. 831, apply to registered domestic partners
How do I elect portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) amount to benefit the surviving spouse
Are amounts a registered domestic partner receives for education expenses that cannot be excluded from the partner’s gross income (includible education benefits) considered to be community income?
How should registered domestic partners report community income from a business on Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business
Should registered domestic partners report social security benefits as community income for federal tax purposes?
How should registered domestic partners report wages, other income items, and deductions on their federal income tax returns
Can a registered domestic partner be a dependent of his or her partner for purposes of the exclusion in section 105(b) for reimbursements of expenses for medical care
Can a registered domestic partner qualify to file his or her tax return using head-of-household filing status
Is a registered domestic partner the stepparent of his or her partner’s child
How do registered domestic partners determine their gross income
If registered domestic partners have a child, which parent may claim the child as a dependent
Can registered domestic partners file federal tax returns using a married filing jointly or married filing separately status
Can a taxpayer use the head-of-household filing status if the taxpayer’s only dependent is his or her registered domestic partner
Where do I report my ordinary income from virtual currency
Where can I find more information about the tax treatment of virtual currency
If I engage in a transaction involving virtual currency but do not receive a payee statement or information return such as a Form W-2 or Form 1099, when must I report my income, gain, or loss on my Federal income tax return
Where do I report my capital gain or loss from virtual currency
How do I account for a sale, exchange, or other disposition of units of virtual currency if I do not specifically identify the units
Will I have to recognize income, gain, or loss if I own multiple digital wallets, accounts, or addresses capable of holding virtual currency and transfer my virtual currency from one to another
How do I determine my basis in virtual currency that I received as a bona fide gift
What is my holding period for virtual currency that I received as a gift
I received virtual currency as a bona fide gift. Do I have income
Do I have income when a soft fork of cryptocurrency I own occurs
When does my holding period start for cryptocurrency I receive
I received cryptocurrency that does not have a published value in exchange for property or services. How do I determine the cryptocurrency’s fair market value
I received cryptocurrency in a peer-to-peer transaction or some other type of transaction that did not involve a cryptocurrency exchange. How do I determine the cryptocurrency’s fair market value at the time of receipt
How do I determine my basis in cryptocurrency I received following a hard fork
I received cryptocurrency through a platform for trading cryptocurrency; that is, through a cryptocurrency exchange. How do I determine the cryptocurrency’s fair market value at the time of receipt
One of my cryptocurrencies went through a hard fork but I did not receive any new cryptocurrency. Do I have income
How do I calculate my income from cryptocurrency I received following a hard fork
One of my cryptocurrencies went through a hard fork followed by an airdrop and I received new cryptocurrency. Do I have income
How do I determine my basis in virtual currency that I have received in exchange for property
How do I calculate my gain or loss when I exchange property for virtual currency
How do I determine my basis in property I’ve received in exchange for virtual currency
Will I recognize a gain or loss if I sell or exchange property (other than U.S. dollars) for virtual currency
How do I calculate my gain or loss when I exchange my virtual currency for other property
How do I calculate my gain or loss when I pay for services using virtual currency
Will I recognize a gain or loss if I pay someone with virtual currency for providing me with a service
Will I recognize a gain or loss if I exchange my virtual currency for other property
How do I determine my basis in virtual currency I receive for services I’ve provided
How do I calculate my income if I provide a service and receive payment in virtual currency
Do I have income if I provide someone with a service and that person pays me with virtual currency
How do I calculate my gain or loss when I sell virtual currency for real currency
What is cryptocurrency
How is virtual currency treated for Federal income tax purposes
How do I determine if my gain or loss is a short-term or long-term capital gain or loss
Will I recognize a gain or loss when I sell my virtual currency for real currency
What is virtual currency
What is U.S. sourced income?
What is the purpose of each of the three general dependencies that are now available and when should I use them
What is a completed business transaction
I am a caregiver for my aging parent who lives in my home. May I file as head of household?
I am a caregiver for my aging parent. May I claim my parent as a dependent on my tax return?
Are child support payments deductible by the payer and may the payer claim the child as a dependent?
My child was stillborn. May I claim my child as a dependent on my tax return?
My spouse and I have provided a home for my niece and her son for the past seven months. She has no income and we provided all of her support during the year. Can I claim both her and her son as dependents?
I am adopting a child and don't yet have a social security number for the child. How may I claim the child as my dependent?
I am divorced with one child. This year my ex-spouse, who is the noncustodial parent, is entitled to claim our child as a dependent. May I still qualify as head of household?
To qualify for head of household filing status, do I have to claim my child as a dependent?
How much income can an unmarried dependent student make before he or she must file an income tax return?
Can a state court determine who may claim a child as a dependent on a federal income tax return?
My spouse and I are filing as married filing separately. We both contributed to the support of our son. Can we both claim him as a dependent on our separate returns?
My daughter was born at the end of the year. We're still waiting for a social security number. May I file my return now and provide her social security number later?
We’re the divorced or legally separated parents of one child. May each parent claim the child as a dependent for a different part of the tax year?
My daughter was born on December 31. May I claim her as a dependent and also claim the child tax credit?
If the parents of a year-old child never married but live together with the child for the tax year, and both contribute to the cost of maintaining the household for the child and themselves, may they both file as head of household?
Is money received from the sale of inherited property considered taxable income?
Is there an age limit on claiming my child as a dependent?
If I don't prepare any Form 1040 returns but prepare returns that flow-through to Forms 1040 such as Schedules K-1 for Forms 1065 or 1120S, how do I answer the question, "Do you prepare Form 1040 series tax returns?" You should answer "no".
Is the gain or loss on the sale of a personal item used to compute my taxable income? Is that reported on a Form 1099-K?
Are a husband and wife that own a 50 percent interest in an LLC required to file a partnership income tax return?
Are specific non-charitable bequests in wills included on federal form 706?
Does a form 5227 also require form 1041?
Can you file a form 1065 for a single member LLC?
What is the penalty amount for filing a late 1099-NEC if the correction is made within 30 days after the required filing date?
Write me a client memo on the Criteria for Claiming an Adult Child as a Dependent
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